Hung Tzu-kuei
Hung Tzu-kuei (Chinese: 洪子貴; born 1 June 1993)[1] is a Taiwanese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Taichung FUTURO and the Chinese Taipei national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Taichung, Taiwan | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Taichung FUTURO | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Hasus TSU | ||
2019– | Taichung FUTURO | ||
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Chinese Taipei | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 August 2019 |
Life and club career
Hung is of Paiwan background. He studied at Kaohsiung's Alian Junior High School and Lujhu Senior High.[2] After leaving school, he joined the army for family reason, even though he was offered a place at the National Taiwan University of Sport. However, he decided that the army life is not for him, and returned to study at the University and joined the football team of the university.[3]
He joined Taichung FUTURO in 2019.
International career
Hung had been previously selected for U19 national team.
Hung made his senior international debut for Chinese Taipei on October 8th 2016, in a 2019 Asian Cup qualifying play-off match against Timor-Leste.[4]
References
- "洪子貴 Hung Tzu-Kuei". 足巢 Football Home.
- "阿蓮孕育一代門神阿旺 林鐵槌杯留名阿蓮國中". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 25 March 2019.
- "國內足球/拒簽志願役的小子 洪子貴成台體老學弟". ETtoday. 5 August 2014.
- "CHINESE TAIPEI VS. TIMOR-LESTE 2-1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.